398346 02: Northern Allliance soldiers drive a truck to the front line while an American bombing blast billows in the background December 8, 2001 in the Tora Bora area of Afghanistan. Northern Alliance soliders prepared on Saturday for a final battle with the estimated 2,000 soldiers loyal to Osama bin Laden that are holed up in caves in the rugged countryside. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images)